Educational Measurement and Evaluation Research Papers/Topics

Schools as moderators of neighborhood influences on adolescent academic achievement and risk of obesity: A cross-classified multilevel investigation

By Bethany A. Bell-EllisonABSTRACTGrounded in Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) Ecological Systems Theory and through the application of cross-classified random effects models, the goal of this study was to examine simultaneously neighborhood and school influences on adolescent academic achievement and risk of obesity, as well as the moderating effects of schools on these outcomes. By examining concurrently neighborhood and school influences on achievement and risk of obesity, this study aimed t...